Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-30


peanuts and cakes, played mumbepeg and
INDUCED in all the mischief that usually be-
longs to the boy in knickerbockers.
Chief Justice Waite entertained the officers
of the Toledo Cadets and the ladies who ac-
Sunday afternoon.
One of the pleasant incidents of the drill
was the appearance Saturday evening at the
National theatre of the Toledo Cadets, Incl
dental to the performance of the Passing
Regiment" by the Rehan company The in
terest evoked by the drilling of the Cadets
during the competition was so great that
many requests were made to have them give
their famous silent manual Capt. White,
who gave the boys their first instructions
number of years ago and who now lives IN
Washington, arranged with his proteges to
comply with the general desire. AT the con
cluSion of the gate scene in the third act
the Cadets who, had been standing in the
background, stepped forward and after a few
simple movements from uttered commands
began the silent drill. In ten minutes the
sixteen men went through series of the most
complex and intricate movements in the most
perfect manner to the chords of a piano The
final movement was firing lying down As
they rose to their feet and came TO order arms
the oppressive silence in which the drill had
been performed was broken with tumultuous
and long continued cheers and cries of ap
prevail The audience was large and notable,
Chief Justice Waite and family and many of
the officers of the regular army being pres
emit
The Indianapolis Light Artillery officers
and men fairly complain of the attentions
and ovations that have been showered on
them by natives of Indiana residing in Wash
ington As an instance of the care and
watchfumes of their people here, il may be
mentioned that at the conclusion of their ar
duous artillery drill Friday, Col. Dick Bright,
of Indiana, ex-sergeant- alarms of the senate
was promptly on hand at headquarters with
bountiful supply of soothing stiInulants,
needed refreshments and sedatlve cigars for
the tired artIllerymen
Several of the companies have started for
home and others have gone on short trips OF
pleasure, but most of them will I've here at the
award of prizes,
One of the most notable features of the mil
| itary encampment, ana which has achieved
an undisputed success, has been the hospital
of the Red Cross association. This noble phi
lanthropy, representing the latest and i'm
proved organization for affording relief to the
sick and wounded, obtained permission,
| through its president, Clara Barton, to estab-
Iish a hospital on the drill grounds During
its establishment of less than week at Camp
| George Washington there have been treated
at the Red Cross hospital 145 cases. A great
many of the visiting mllitiamen will bear
away with them grateful and lasting memo
res of the efficient kindnesses of Clara Bar
ton and her aids of the Red Cross
| The color line question is reported to have
cropped out again in Sundays drill exercises.
When the battalions entered the field and
| formed in line for the parade, the Vickshurg
Southrons and Memphis Zouaves marched
| off and it was also noticed that several
| other companies, that had entered Just before
the Vicksburg and Memphis companies left
the field, also followed them out Capt
| Searles, of the Nicksburg Southrons, says the
| explanation of this is to be found in the fact
that the Washington Cadets (coloredI formed
part of the Washington battalion; that he
purposely took his command off the field
and refrained from joining in the dress
| parade because of the presence of the
colored company on the field and that five
|
Zouaves, the Lemax Rifles, of Mobile; the
two Texas companies and the louisiana Rifles
after entering the field and learning that the
colored cadets were to participate in the
parade, also marched off. This III effect is the
statement in circulation on one side.
On the other hand Gen. Ordway at head
quarters says there is no truth in it; that
these six southern companies, through some
misunderstanding, supposed they were to
form battalion for dress parade and came
on the field for that purpose, but when i'll,
formed that they were not included in the
parade merely wheeled about and left the
field
The announcement that the Chicago and
Keck Zouaves have entered protest against
considering the record of the Memphis COM
pany in awarding the prizes for the zouave
| drill, because of their conduct in falling out
of the parade, has created considerable com
ment. The protest was duly filed, and viii
be cons idered by those having the matter in
charge.